diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 572301b..a02723f 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -508,6 +508,17 @@ int repo_parse_commit_internal(struct repository *r,
 	enum object_type type;
 	void *buffer;
 	unsigned long size;
+	struct object_info oi = {
+		.typep = &type,
+		.sizep = &size,
+		.contentp = &buffer,
+	};
+	/*
+	 * Git does not support partial clones that exclude commits, so set
+	 * OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT to fail fast when an object is missing.
+	 */
+	int flags = OBJECT_INFO_LOOKUP_REPLACE | OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT |
+		OBJECT_INFO_DIE_IF_CORRUPT;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!item)
@@ -516,8 +527,8 @@ int repo_parse_commit_internal(struct repository *r,
 		return 0;
 	if (use_commit_graph && parse_commit_in_graph(r, item))
 		return 0;
-	buffer = repo_read_object_file(r, &item->object.oid, &type, &size);
-	if (!buffer)
+
+	if (oid_object_info_extended(r, &item->object.oid, &oi, flags) < 0)
 		return quiet_on_missing ? -1 :
 			error("Could not read %s",
 			     oid_to_hex(&item->object.oid));